trilogyLord of the Rings vs. Star Wars trilogy
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Topic: trilogyLord of the Rings vs. Star Wars trilogy
Posted By: The Monodrone
Subject: trilogyLord of the Rings vs. Star Wars trilogy
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 22:57
Which trilogy do you favor? I didn't include the new Star Wars trilogy...   For me, LotR by many, many miles, though I still really like the old SW (no, not Steven Wilson) trilogy. -------------  
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Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 22:58
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I hate Star Wars. New and old. LotR easily for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 23:05
| The watchable one. (LotR) |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 23:05
| SW is fun but LotR is great. |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 23:09
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DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 23:11
| I actually liked Star Wars very much. But I like LotR much better. By the way, would you define Star Wars as Science Fiction, or as Fantasy? |
Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 00:26
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The Lord of the Rings
Fantasy, definitely. Just because it takes place in outer space doesn't mean it's Sci-fi. Sci-fi still has to be somewhat logical and plausible. SW is the exact opposite of that.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 00:34
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SW is generally considered 'Fantasy' but actually has as many similarities to 'Sci-fi' [Star Trek, Logan's Run] as it does Fantasy [LotR, Dune]-- the Rings trilogy is clearly superior to Episodes 4 thru 6, but as a whole saga I prefer Star Wars and am one of the few people who really liked the new trilogy |
Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 07:10
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LoTR. But I like Star Wars as well. ------------- 
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 10:49
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 13:01
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But what about the Twilight Trilogy? Ahahahahahahahahahaha. |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 13:07
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You mean quadrilogy?
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 13:12
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I'm somewhat of a SW fanboy so I'll go with that. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 15:05
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I like both, but LotR is superior.
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 16:11
Yeah, I'm with the majority here.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 23:08
Well, I did like the new trilogy too. I'm not sure which of the two SW trilogy I prefer (perhas the older one), but the new is great too. Though in some parts the new Trilogy seemed a bit "forced" in order to match the events of the old one. |
Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 23:21
^ I thought that Hayden Christiansen was just a terrible actor altogether as Anakin, and the Emperor came off as extremely cheesy and cliched. I did like the first one, with the exception of JarJar Binks  .
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 23:35
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^ I think Ian McDiarmid is incredible as both Sidious and Palpatine, one of the best things about the whole saga |
Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 23:38
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I love both, but for entirely different reasons, I would need to be in a completely different mood to watch one or the other. Star Wars is for fun, that's the point - the style of acting, I think, is quite deliberately not classic dramatic acting - there is a certain monotone that all of the characters have, even those portrayed by some of the brilliant actors in it who are Oscar-worthy in other roles (Christopher Lee, Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson, etc.). It's that kind of detachment from real human emotion that somehow gives it its unique quality...I'd be interested in knowing the reason from Lucas himself, but it probably has something to do with making it palatable for kids without dumbing down the story line... LoTR, on the other hand, has much of its magic in the believability of the characters, and their relationships - who can't smile at the friendship between Legolas and Gimli? It's a timeless story with its roots in Tolkien's experiences in World War I... ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: July 26 2010 at 23:55
I agree with the bolded part, that really bothered me throughout episode II and III, he was a total robot. The Emperor/Palpatine was great though. -------------
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Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: July 27 2010 at 00:37
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I like Ian McDiarmid as well, I just didn't like him in the new trilogy; not really his fault, more of the scriptwriter(s)'s fault. He was great in RotJ, though.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 27 2010 at 22:37
Well, perhaps... but I don't like those movies because of their acting anyway. |
Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: July 27 2010 at 22:52
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I think the bigger question is: who is a better female lead character - Princess Leia or Frodo Baggins?
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Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 27 2010 at 22:59
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 27 2010 at 23:07
Same here.
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Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: July 27 2010 at 23:34
You boo puppets, not fictitious actors like me. Okay, since I like you it's changed.
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